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I’m starting to look at this season as 1981 that won’t be a split season. If they start around Memorial Day (which means settling by the end of April), I’ll hate it, but I’ll watch. As soon as this season becomes fewer than 100 games, I’m out. Won’t watch, won’t care if the Sox win the World Series. It’ll be a non-season for me. Hopefully they (owners and players) start hearing the fans and they figure it out soon. I’d be very pleased to see some good news this weekend, or Monday.

Because it makes 162 largely meaningless. There are no great wins or crushing losses that may catch up to you at the end of the season because if you’re in at 81 wins or out 80 wins, are you really that good anyway? More than likely, your season will be over in 5 days. The final weekend with the Red Sox, Mariners, Blue Jays, and Yankees…meaningless to the baseball fan without a rooting interest. They’re all in. No drama. They have it right now. 5 of 15 in each league is good. 6 of 16 someday would be acceptable. It’s supposed to be a big deal to make the playoffs in baseball. Now it won’t be.

Feb 24

He does a killer Jim Carrey. Start the meeting Alllll righty then… You know, break the tension.

Doc Severinson. Johnny Carson’s band leader.

Watched the Conan one. Really funny. Looking forward to the rest.

So the Better Call Saul schedule is official. 2 episodes April 18, then the next 5 Mondays. Part 2 starts July 11 and on for six weeks with the series finale August 15.

April 18- S’all good, man.

Next year’s ballot is much thinner- may be a good opportunity for Buehrle to bounce back. Rolen, Helton, Wagner, Jones, Sheffield, A Rodriguez, Kent, M Ramirez, Vizquel, Pettitte, Rollins, Abreu, Buehrle, Hunter, Beltran (and if you want to at least discuss Lackey and Francisco Rodriguez). That’s it. Tim Hudson fell off. Teixeira, Nathan, Lincecum didn’t get 5%.

Hopefully Ortiz gets in if only to get him off the ballot. We can debate all day whether he deserves to be in, but for me, the line was after testing with penalties, and then especially post-Mitchell Report. Cano, Braun, Manny, Arod…not ever.

Bummer. Long career, and he was great on Baskets most recently.

Have definitely fallen back to sleep dozens of times over the years listening to Grobber. He was a unique character and he will be missed. RIP Grobber.

Jon Morosi and I usually pick HOF very similarly. He has Ortiz, Jones and Sheffield. I have Hudson, Hunter, and Helton. Otherwise, the same. I really haven’t been following the tracking that much this time around. I guess Ortiz making it wouldn’t be awful, but it’s going to be close. I could see him being a second year pick. He’s really the only one with a chance of making it. January 25 will be announcement night.

Buck Showalter is the new Mets manager. Three year deal. Won the Manager of the Year award in 1994, 2004, 2014.

Brandon Finnegan woo!

Mike Nesmith of The Monkees, 78 RIP

They would probably have to make some adjustments so each team has an equal amount of games- home and away. I’m optimistic they’ll get it figured out in February and start on time. Too much to lose if they don’t.

With the addition of Kaat, the 1982 season now has 43 future hall of famers. That’s kind of a lot. Baines, Morris, Trammell, Lee Smith, Ted Simmons got in on committee votes.

It’s Kaat, not Katt. Jaysus.

When the guy said there were 4 new on the one ballot, I guessed Minoso, Hodges, Kaat, and Allen. Oliva was deserving too. Hopefully Dick Allen will get in too someday. But my lord, enough with putting dead people in. Figure out who belongs per era, put them in while they can enjoy it with their family, and move on.

This is thread for the announcement tonight. They would have done this show to kick off their Winter Meetings coverage. Good luck, Minnie.

This is the thread for the current ballot for 2022.

Looks like MLB Network will be moving to alternate programming, and the Field Of Dreams game will be on tomorrow night (abridged version). On when they’ll make an agreement…if I have to guess a 7-day period, I’ll take Feb 15-21. That’ll get them enough time to get players signed, and shorten spring training a little.

Announcement will be Sunday, 5pm, MLB Network Hoping for the best, expecting the worst.

When told Jerry Hairston was on the Sox 14 years, Leury said “hold my beer”.